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'''Ilaveezhapoonchira''' is a tourist destination located in [[Melukavu]] village in<br />
[[Kottayam]] district near Kanjar. Ilaveezha Poonchira is surrounded by three enchanting hillocks - Mankunnu, Kodayathoormala and Thonippara. This makes the place ideal for trekking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralatourism.org/destination/destination.php?id=304|title=Ilaveezha Poonchira in Keralatourism.org}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
"Ila-veezhaa-poonchira", means 'the pond of flowers where the leaves do not fall'. During the monsoons, the valley between a complex of mountains fills up to form a large pond.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralatourismdestinations.com/DestinationGeneralDetails.aspx?DestId=23&GenId=707|title=Kerala Tourism Destionations|access-date=10 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713144208/http://www.keralatourismdestinations.com/DestinationGeneralDetails.aspx?DestId=23&GenId=707|archive-date=13 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Tourism==<br />
'''Ilaveezhapoonchira''' is an established destination for both domestic as well as foreign tourists It is a hill station in bordering [[Idukki]] Kottayam district, [[Kerala]], southern [[India]]. It is 3,500 and surrounded by lush green [[tea]] plantations and valleys.<br />
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==History==<br />
According to a legend, the [[Pandava]] had a sojourn here during their life incognito. Their wife, [[Draupadi]], came to take a bath at a lake, which was present at that time. Some devas, bewitched by her beauty, tried to satisfy their voyeuristic itch. King of devas, Lord [[Indra]], came to know about what was going on, and built screens or hills heaping flowers and prevented them from indulging in such a practice. And the pond thus became a dam isolated by floral hills. Since there were no trees around the bund, it was always free of leaves and so it was called Ila-veezha-poonchira. Some say that the name comes from the fact that it is always windy at the place and hence the leaves are carried away.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soorajknair.com/ilaveezhapoonchira/|title=Ilaveezha Poonchira}}</ref> <br />
==Mythology==<br />
Poonjira's myth is closely related to [[Agastya]] and his hermitage, he lived here and the native people believes that he still lives here, his hermitage is hidden in somewhere here. Another important attraction is the ancient [[Krishna]] temple, that was founded by [[Draupadi|Panjali]] herself.the mass belief is that panjali's akshayapatra is hidden here and it is protected by agastya. The myth is also associate with [[Ramayana]] his vanavasa popularly believes that he lived here with [[Lakshmana]] for few months<br />
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==Location==<br />
Ilavvezha Poonchira is located 55&nbsp;km from [[Kottayam]], and is 20&nbsp;km from [[Thodupuzha]]. From Ilaveezha Poonchira, it is possible to see large parts of [[Idukki]], [[Kottayam]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Pathanamthitta]] and [[Thrissur]] districts. It is one of the places in Kerala where you can watch sunrise and sunset.<br />
==References==<br />
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4.<ref>[http://www.kerelaonline.com/2014/11/ilaveezha-poonchira-awesome-tourist.html Ilaveezha Poonchira Kerala Tourism]</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [[Ela Veezha Poonchira|Ela Veezha Poonchira (film)]]<br />
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